Bracket.



' PATBNTBD MAR. 31, 1908.

J. B. MAGD'UPF.

BRACKET. I APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1907.

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Specification oflLetteriPatent.

. Paten ted umhgei, 190s.

Application filed November 25, 1907 Serial 1 56. "403,801:

.To all whom it may concern: Beit known that I, JAMES BRUCE MAG- atBrooklyn, in the county 'ofKings and State of New York, have mventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Brackets; and I do declare thefollowing to be a" full,

Q clear, an exact description of the invention,

' same.

such as will enable others skilled inthe art to whlch 1t appertains tomake and use the tion'thereof; Fig.3 is a front elevation of theclamping member detached; and Fig. 4 is a' side elevation of thecomplete bracket, show-'- mg a shelf in dotted lines in positionthereon'.

In the embodiment illustrated, a body member'l is-shownpreferably made'in L-' shaped form, the longarm 2 thereof having itsupper'portion'offset to form a recess 3 in.

its rear face, and 'is' preferably provided with apertures 4', 5 and. 6,to receive securing zs'crews 4', 5and 6 forattaching-it to a Wall orother suitable support. The short arm 7 is preferably provided on itsupper face with teeth, as 8, for engaging thelower'fahe of the shelf, ashereinafter described. Astrengtheni'ng brace 9 connects the arm 7 with.the

. arm 2.

Aclamping member 10 is. slidably mounted in the. recess3 at the rear ofthe long arm 2 .of the body member, and is provided at its upperend witha laterally extend ing arm 11, provided. on its lower face withdepending teeth 12, for engagement with' the upper face of the shelf tobe clamped .and said arm 11 isadjusted towardand away from the arm 7 ofthe member lwhen its arm '13 is moved-up or down on the arm 2 of themember 1.

The long armor body portion. 13 of the clamping member 10 is providedwith longitudinally extending slots 14 and 15, arranged to'register.with the a ertures 5 and 6 in the long arm of themem er-l'; and thismember 13. is provided at its opposite edges with inturned flanges 1band 17 adapted to engage the opposite edges of the long arm 2 to guidesaid member in its sliding movement thereon.

an improved" shaped "member an i said arm the use of thisbracket, thescrews 5 and 6 are loos ned, and the member 10 is adjusted .a suita ledistance to'receive the shelf to be" clamped, and'is then force'd downinto contact withsaid shelf, whereby the. teeth 12 thereof and the teeth8 on the,shor t arm of the body member 1 are forced into the shelf,

and the'screws 5-and 6' are again tightened to reliably hold the partsin operative posi-. tion.

I claim as my invention: v

l. A bracket com 'risin an inverted L- a clampin member adjustablymounted on one-armo said firstmentioned member and having. a'shelfengaging member extending in' a .plane parallel with .the other armof said L-shaped member nd' adjustable toward and from or' clamping ashelf between them.

2. A bracket I I shaped member and a similarlyshaped clamping memberadjustably mounted for co action therewith and having a tooth on one armfor engagement with the shelf to -be supported, 3 said .toothcarrying-arm ext'end-' ing'ina plane parallel with one of the arms ofthe first-mentioned member and adjustable toward and from said member.

3. A bracket comprising a body member having a'later'ally extending armand provided' with a. recess in its 'rean face, and a clamping member oranchor shdablymounted .in said recess. j

4. Abracket comprising a body member having a laterally extending,armand' pro vided with a recess in its rear face, and a ing arm adaptedto cooperate with the lateral arm of sai d b0d'y member.toclamp' shelfbetween them. 5. A bracket comprisin'gan inverted. l..-

int e face oforie arm, an a member slidably mounted in sald recessv andhav n means for coactlng W'lth the other arm of $9.1

shapled body'member havin a recess formed.

comprising an inverted L- clamping member or anchor slidabl mounted insaidrecess and having a later-a y extendioo body; member to. clamp anobject between them.

6. Abracket comprising an.inverted L- sha ed body member having a recessformed in the rear face of one arn1,"a member slid ably mounted in saidrecess and having a longitudinally extending slot therein, the

in said clamping member and designed t recessed portion of said bodymember having an aperture adapted to register with theslot slidingmember for cooperation wit Ieceive a screw for securing said members inadjusted position, and means carried b said the other arm of said bodymember to clamp a shelf between them.

v 7 A bracket comprising a body member, a member slidably mountedthereon and revided with shelf engaging means exten ing in aplane-parallel with said body member and adjustable toward and away fromsaid body member. 7

8; A" bracket comprising an inverted L- shaped body memberhaving theupper end of one arm toprovide a recess, a memmeans carried by sa-i berslidable in said recess and having flanges on its 0 posite edges toengage the edges of said body member, means for holding said slidingmember in ad'usted position, and sliding member to cooperate with theother arm of said body member to-clamp a shelf between them.

- In testimony whereof I'have hereunto set I my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES BRUCE MAODUFF.

Witnesses: I

EUGENE A. DILLHoFF, ERNEST O. OXFORD.

